Range Rover Sport Supercharged 5.0l DIY Valve cover gaskets replacement for under $300 Land Rover 10

[@dbnzt]

Best info out there for the Landover/ jaguar 5.0l sc. Everything's the same for the xfr. Sucks that injector broke on u tho, I'll pray that mine don't break

[@tristanmcmillin2948]

Amazing video man, Ive been needing help on my 2010 sport autobiography. Same thing got it for about 20k dealer hid all the problems and well im not paying 850$ for a pcv replacement that took me 30min and 60$ along with all the rest I haven’t gotten to.

[@johnmcculloch6961]

Excellent informative video. Thank you for sharing. I have a 2011 5.0 supercharged rr and just now managed to take out the supercharger unit. I could only reach the connections on the back of the supercharger by first removing the two side pieces from the middle main unit of the supercharger The pita bolt was readily accessible. To be continued. In for an ounce, in for a pound

[@robertnemitz5745]

Great video. Thank you it was a huge help. I was taking off my intake manifold to repair a coolant leak at the plastic hose in the back and to rebuild the supercharger. As a tip I may have stumbled across. As I had to take the plenum off (as shown about 25:10) I realized taking both plenums off while still in the vehicle I was able to better get at the hoses, wiring and bolts at the back side. Especially the bolt that gave you so much trouble. It is easy to reach once the drivers side plenum and supercharger are out of the way.

[@EngineInformant]

Great find. Very useful thanks

[@savagelifeluis9690]

Thank you!! I have to do one today and I was lost. Straight forward but what a head ache gawsh

[@Lenisakey]

Great video! Very informative…thank you for posting…just needed a review of what the scope was…have had to do all of this on my Jeep, along with oil cooler replacement, rocker arms, pcv, sensors, transmission work, etc (I could go on, but I digress) also on my husband Subaru… so a friend wanted me to diagnose after looking over and running a scan, he has ask me to fix his car after him being quoted 5k, and a dealer saying just to replace engine for more…we agreed on payment, and so on…like I said I appreciate the video, very well done!

[@claytonludik6961]

Really informative, thanks. Tip for bleeding coolant: fill bit by bit, sticking a vacuum cleaner that can do water on the reservoir after each top up. 2 or 3 cycles and all the air is out. Never have an issue bleeding anymore, 5 mins max.

[@EngineInformant]

Thx for the tip. Funny enough I am doing another build right now and used that same technique.

[@HectorGarcia-w3x]

The more i see this video the more I love my ford 5.4 3v 2012 expedition !

[@stevestrinko3703]

Dude, that was a probably the best car video.How to change and do part yourself?Not ever seen 2 thumbs up twice! Is there anything about you changing the same engines, manifold or videos of that?Let me know thanks

[@damioncunningham4502]

Thank you for a very informative video.i have a 2012 jaguar xf 5.0 non supercharged engine,but it pretty much the same process without the supercharger. I appreciate how u explain line for line well done,

[@amonm6594]

did you bend the fuel lines out of the way? to get the cover off you don't risk breaking it?

[@hawaiiyamat]

Really appreciate the video, Do the injectors have to come off to take the valve cover off? I'd like to do this without removing my injectors on the drivers side. Thanks!

[@EngineInformant]

I think they do

[@dlee6985]

Any suggestions on how to remove a seized supercharger bolt? Not sure if it’s safe to use heat (maybe an induction heater?) since the heads are aluminum? Great video though. I’ll be using this as one of my reference videos when I do my timing chain. Might as well replace the valve cover gaskets as well.

[@EngineInformant]

@@dlee6985 eesh well stainless bolts mixed with aluminum are a bad mix. Heat should suffice with a yellow or blue hand torch.

[@rmcfadde1]

absolute outstanding vid/tutorial 👍👍👍

[@mekillernuggets]

VPN for best video. Almost exactly the same on my 2014 Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged.

[@WEGOTFROMHERETHEPODCAST]

How long did it take you in total

[@mononya9075]

Do you remember where you got that green plastic piece from ? Love your vids by the way keep ‘em coming!

[@EngineInformant]

help me remember what green plastic piece?

[@trevorbo4933]

It’s called the Supercharger isolator. They’re on amazon

[@trevorbo4933]

The supercharger isolator is like $30 on amazon, green nylon. The Land Rover OEM is like $90 black plastic with metal springs in them.

[@EngineInformant]

@@trevorbo4933 haha, oh ok the rebuild inserts. yes Trevor is on point.

[@erichoon7117]

Appreciate the video,but how did you remove the fuel line from HPFP that sits on the valve cover?

[@DanielMartinez-rp9lu]

Can you make a video on how to replace the spark plugs? On this vehicle I’ve tried on my own but with struggled do to very limited space

[@EngineInformant]

You can see a lot of that in this video there are removable access panels on the sides for you to get to them much easier

[@jeffstrand601]

you can remove PCV valves by breaking the old ones off and then awkwardly and persistently pushing the new ones on

[@nonion2003]

Thanks for a great video. If I'm only replacing the valve cover gaskets, do I absolutely need to remove the supercharger etc? Thanks in advance.

[@EngineInformant]

Yes the supercharger is a twin screw manifold style and mostly covers the entire engine

[@nonion2003]

@@EngineInformant They won't be winning the Practical Design of the Year award any time soon.

[@JetFire9]

@@nonion2003 It's getting common to need to remove the intake manifolds on engines to do many jobs. The supercharger just needs to be viewed as a bulky intake manifold because that's pretty much what it is.

[@gkollie1307]

What's the torque specs for the intake bolts and plenum torx screws for the top of supercharger? I'm trying to tighten without stripping or cracking the supercharger.

[@EngineInformant]

Sorry I do not remember. want to say 90 inch pds but you may want to check on that

[@hawaiiyamat]

intake manifold is 20nm

[@stics412]

Great video. How many hours did this job take?

[@mikemoore5511]

Where can I find torque values for the super charger bolts and valve cover?

[@EngineInformant]

I will tell you I googled and found it however be careful as a couple of mine stripped on another project repair. Fortunately, Ford expected this and left and additional 1/4" of thread for longer bolts. So far so good.

[@marcosgtz3886]

Question thats anyway to replace valve cover gasket without take off the injector?

[@EngineInformant]

not at all unfortunately

[@dutton989]

Looking to pick up a L322 S/C that needs these done. How long would you say it took you the first time? Any super specialty tools besides the cordless ratchet and the flex head 10mm?

[@EngineInformant]

Yes you have to remove the injectors so you will need a tool to do so, There are 2 different types, i thought i had shown them. Be prepared to break them but they are fairly cheap ($100 or so each). Make sure to lube them going back in. Oh and use OEM gaskets from JLR not others that say they are oem

[@dutton989]

@@EngineInformant okay. How long did it take you the first time to do these gaskets?

[@EngineInformant]

sorry do not remember but same day @@dutton989

[@dutton989]

@@EngineInformant okay that makes me feel better. Have a pretty good mechanical aptitude and a pretty good selection of different tools. Thank you

[@nonion2003]

Sir, did you use sealant for any of your gaskets, especially the valve covers? Thank you

[@EngineInformant]

I wish I did. I already have failing gaskets 30k miles later. Mostly this is a problem with manufacturers lying saying parts are oem but are not. Some say to replace valve covers while doing this but at the end of the day the gasket quality controls the outcome.

[@nonion2003]

Thanks for your reply. Sadly the original covers are known to warp, so replacing just the gaskets is a temporary measure. A drop of sealer is also required at some of the corners.

[@ExpatJoel]

@@EngineInformant brutal man, im sorry. My land rover tech says to always replace the valve covers themselves too, as if you dont, its 50 50 shot they leak again

[@Hkeezy89]

Great video! Very big job! Great job man!!

[@starkeymorgan4142]

good grief...did my 2012 crv last weekend and piece of cake compared to this

[@amandeeprakhra7809]

Hi do you think is that possible to do valve cover gasket without taking injectors out any help will be appreciated

[@EngineInformant]

Not o a supercharged model prob not NA either

[@mohamedriyadh466]

You looks like you have a lot of knowledge, in fact I have question if you can help me, I changed spark plugs and all the gaskets, timing job , changed the supercharger with used one and also I changed the pcv both about 2k before doing all the other jobs, however after changing everything I drove the car and it was fine but after about 500 miles the car was buffing a little bit of smoke when start it after sitting for couple hours or in the morning, i was thinking it’s the pcv so I opened it and it was full with oil clogged and oil was in the breathing hose, I changed the pcv and cleaned them and the smoke was much leas but still a little bit also I still see some oil inside the pcv hose where it’s going to the Throttle-body, my question is how it’s possible that the pcv get super dirty and clogged after leas that 2k of replacement and why there is still oil passing to the pcv hose ? Do you think there’s maybe problem with the engine cover gasket installation? Or maybe the supercharger, I don’t know I’m confused I just want to hear your opinion

[@EngineInformant]

Tyipcaly with anything serious you will get obd codes. On another note it is typical to have oil in intake etc from supercharged and turbocharged vehicles. Both my rrs and my old sc f150 did have a puff of smoke on initial start up. This can be fixed with a catch can assuming theres not a huge amount of itm

[@moneymoney9287]

@@EngineInformant what is a catch can bc my 2010 blows white smoke when 1st starting then it goes away then after it sits a minute it starts again when cranking I think a head gasket cracked what's the best thing to use

[@EngineInformant]

@@moneymoney9287 catch can is to collect oil from pressurized topend. Mine just started doing the same however this is pretty normal for any supercharged or tubocharged engine especially a ford motor. Nothing to usually worry about.

[@moneymoney9287]

@@EngineInformant so blue devil would be the better fix bc I think the gasket is bad so I was wondering can I use dat until I hait damage moreve no choice or will

[@hawaiiyamat]

How long would this job take on a naturally aspirated engine if you didn't have injector issues?

[@EngineInformant]

You'll save a couple hours not having to mess with the supercharger but everybody will have different issues with injectors breaking off etc

[@hawaiiyamat]

@@EngineInformant just did one side took about 5 hours! The fuel rail took alot of pressure and leverage to remove!

[@EngineInformant]

@@hawaiiyamat strange mine came off easy. Maybe NA is different. NA may not have the high pressure pump but i would think it would if it has the long injectors

[@hawaiiyamat]

It does have 2 hp pumps, the injectors came out fairly easily, sprayed wd40 and let it sit before pulling them, thanks for your video!

[@erosvielmas9949]

what ignition coil do you use?

[@EngineInformant]

ONLY OEM NO AFTERMARKET!

[@JetFire9]

I would definitely put in new valve covers. They are plastic and known to crack and leak, so not worth doing the job twice, especially since you saved so much money on labor.

[@denukaeranda515]

Good job, and thank you

[@chasingwaves11]

Nice job brotha !! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@mattb3283]

Some knock it loose spray

[@jeffbishop8291]

Dude I wish you were my neighbor!

[@stephenbobb9900]

How much to fly you out to do mine 😂

[@EZBMX713]

Took me 6 hours total for that job , now bank two is dead misfire on 2 4 6 8 idk wtf

[@EngineInformant]

you left something unplugged! you cant have misfire on whole bank if you didnt touch timing and it was ok before. look around

[@HectorGarcia-w3x]

Who wants to buy these headache money-pits ?

[@mattb3283]

Can you just let us hear the motor run for a bit with no talking

[@michaelperez4090]

Shit sound like nightmare